Many have changed their understanding of gay people as they mature, but any delay is still a long time to wait for equal treatment under the law as required by the constitution. It is also a long time to wait for the young people who kill themselves every year because they can't assimilate their sexual orientation with the dehumanizing prejudice they were taught by some from early childhood.

Yet the science is in. All mainstream medical and social science organizations in the US agree, being gay is a natural expression of human love and bonding for a minority of the population. It has always been that way, and there is no longer any reasonable or scientifically supportable excuse for prejudice and discrimination. We also know for sure, that prejudice and discrimination lead to needless suffering and death. Now is the time to discard the unsupportable prejudice we have been taught from childhood, and treat everyone the way we would want to be treated.

Many have changed their understanding of gay people as they mature, but any delay is still a long time to wait for equal treatment under the law as required by the constitution. It is also a long time to wait for the young people who kill themselves every year because they can't assimilate their sexual orientation with the dehumanizing prejudice they were taught by some from early childhood.Yet the science is in. All mainstream medical and social science organizations in the US agree, being gay is a natural expression of human love and bonding for a minority of the population. It has always been that way, and there is no longer any reasonable or scientifically supportable excuse for prejudice and discrimination. We also know for sure, that prejudice and discrimination lead to needless suffering and death. Now is the time to discard the unsupportable prejudice we have been taught from childhood, and treat everyone the way we would want to be treated.

Many have changed their understanding of gay people as they mature, but any delay is still a long time to wait for equal treatment under the law as required by the constitution. It is also a long time to wait for the young people who kill themselves every year because they can't assimilate their sexual orientation with the dehumanizing prejudice they were taught by some from early childhood.Yet the science is in. All mainstream medical and social science organizations in the US agree, being gay is a natural expression of human love and bonding for a minority of the population. It has always been that way, and there is no longer any reasonable or scientifically supportable excuse for prejudice and discrimination. We also know for sure, that prejudice and discrimination lead to needless suffering and death. Now is the time to discard the unsupportable prejudice we have been taught from childhood, and treat everyone the way we would want to be treated.

So proportionally, 23.6% of gay people are in a gay marriage. This rate would go up if you included civil unions and domestic partnerships. That means that about 1/4 of gay people are in a committed monogamous relationship.

Let's do heterosexuals now.

309,000,000 Americans X .97 Straight Americans = 299,730,000

According to the Census, a total of 114,567,419 households were reported.

So 23.1% of gay and lesbian Americans are reported to be in a marriage, and 37.1% of straight Americans are reported to be in a marriage.

That discrepancy has a lot of factors involved, but it does reveal that gays and lesbians are entering committed, monogamous relationships at steadily increasing rates, and the more accepting the society is for GLBT people, the more quickly you will see the two percentages become closer.

Imagine if marriage equality was recognized by all states and the feds, and had been for 50 years. Same sex marriage would likely be at least as popular for gay people as it is for straight people.

But no matter how many couples exercise their rights, the fundamental right of marriage is a right of the individual. It doesn't matter how many use it. Denial of equal rights are based on a harmful, cruel hoax: irrational prejudice.

As people gain life experience, they reject the fraud of homosexual 'marriage,' just as homosexuals have overwhelmingly rejected 'marriage' in EVERY country that allows it!

As usual, falsifying facts; 33,000 gay marriages in Spain alone.. And what "life experience" are you talking about? Homosexual marriage is a fairly recent event.. I suppose you're trying to sound smart.. but all you accomplish is letting the world know what a monumental fool you are..

An excellent article and certainly much better than the pap one usually expects from CNN.

It would be nice to see a companion piece about any strong life experience affecting those voting against - people who believe they have some reason to do so besides their church telling them to do so. Maybe they are all homophobic assholes, but people should be able to see their lives in detail too. Especially the ones who are activist against gay marriage but not certifiably loony like NOM.

An excellent article and certainly much better than the pap one usually expects from CNN.It would be nice to see a companion piece about any strong life experience affecting those voting against - people who believe they have some reason to do so besides their church telling them to do so. Maybe they are all homophobic assholes, but people should be able to see their lives in detail too. Especially the ones who are activist against gay marriage but not certifiably loony like NOM.

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